Poczta Polska restores the possibility of sending parcels to Great Britain
As of January 4, 2021, Poczta Polska (Polish Post) is resuming acceptance of letters and parcels addressed to the United Kingdom. Due to the United Kingdom's exit from the European Union on January 1, 2021, changes apply to sending mail containing goods to this country. For years, the United Kingdom has been one of the three most popular destinations for mail from Poland.
The resumption of postal services covers letter items, including registered mail, and postal parcels addressed to Great Britain.
Detailed information on what shipments Poczta Polska currently carries out to specific countries is available in the table below:
Due to difficulties in air transport to certain countries, consisting of a significant reduction in the frequency of connections or suspension of connections by Polish airlines, as well as restrictions in the work of operational services of postal operators in Poland and abroad, delays in the delivery of parcels sent to the above-mentioned countries are expected.
We would also like to inform you that the suspension of postal shipments to countries other than those listed above remains in effect. We will provide updates on the availability of international shipments.
We also remind you that when sending postal items containing goods to the UK, senders must complete customs declarations CN22 or CN23, depending on the type of shipment, just as is currently the case for sending shipments to countries and territories outside the European Union. In the customs declaration, the sender provides information for customs control purposes, including the contents of the shipment, the quantity and value of the goods being shipped, specifying the currency in which this value is expressed. For commercial shipments, it is advisable to include the customs tariff code and the country of origin of the goods.
For parcels sent using the CP72 self-copying file form (PP SA form no. 271), the CN23 customs declaration is one of the pages of this file form. Therefore, it is sufficient to complete this form (including the content fields) and attach an additional copy of the customs declaration (PP SA form no. 241), required by the UK Post Office.
Postal items containing goods sent from Great Britain from the date of that country's exit from the European Union should also be accompanied by customs declarations and will be subject to import customs clearance in Poland and the required customs duties and import taxes.
Please also note that from 1 January 2021, the UK has abolished the VAT exemption for low-value commercial shipments. For commercial shipments valued between GBP 0 and GBP 135 sent to the UK, the seller will be required to pay VAT directly to the UK tax authority – as if they were based in the UK.